The Great War was caused by five major aspects, imperialism, mutual defense alliance, nationalism, militarism, and the most important one which could be considered an immediate cause is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It is said that World War I was on of the most bloodiest wars, many people were lost and many were injured. The last cause revolved around imperialism, Germany had a strong feeling in regards to conquering and colonizing other countries and this became problematic as it angered the other countries. Mutual defense alliances was another underlying cause and this was because once one country was incorporated into the war, …show more content…
The Great War resulted in the death of empires and the growth of nations and national boundaries being redrawn around the world. It brought economic depression to some countries and prosperity to others, it influenced literature, and it changed culture, the influence of WWI was monumental. The Great War resulted in political, social , and economic impacts that affected all around. In the Treaty of Versailles Germany had to make territorial concessions, especially in the eastern and western borders, Germany had to give France back Alsace-Lorraine. Also a socialist revolution broke out in Germany following WWI. America's factories and countrysides were unharmed, WWI speed up american industrial production, leading to an economic boom. Germany suffered after the war, it was required to make reparations and pay money back, leading to economic depression. As a result of WWI and the suffering of Germany that the Nazis came to power. WWI influenced many things that still revolve around today's …show more content…
The great depression was at such severity and magnitude and lasted so long. The entire world was affected from 1920 to 1933 and its effect was ended by the outbreak of WWII. The end result was the death of the optimism that existed in Europe. Desperate people looked for a leader who would do something to end suffering as million of people became unemployed and farms failed. Insecurity was the reality for the masses. The depression was triggered but not caused by the great stock market crash of 1929 in the united states when inequalities and income had created a series of imbalance between realistic investment in the market and wild speculation, net investment in factories and pharmacy fell from 3.5 to 3.2 billion in 1929 alone. Many banks in America loaned money to European nations therefore both the American and European economies were bounded. The Great Depression ultimately lead the way for the start of facists gaining power across